Senate Republicans are unlikely to be permitted to dramatically amend the House-passed resolution overturning Trump's national emergency, suggesting they will be confronted with a simple referendum on the president’s declaration later this week
Senate Republicans are unlikely to be permitted to dramatically amend the House-passed resolution overturning the president’s national emergency, suggesting they will be confronted with a simple referendum on the president’s controversial declaration later this week.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Republicans could try to appeal any parliamentarian ruling they disagree with, but it’s unclear whether there’s an appetite for re-writing Senate precedent on the fly later this week. “We’re looking at some ways to revisit the law. There’s a lot of discomfort with the law,” McConnell added, noting the law as written may be “too broad.”
Absent an agreement with the administration over altering the National Emergency Act to give Congress back more power, opponents of Trump’s move say he may be headed for a resounding defeat.
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